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MILLER, N. Dubois:
Lawyer; born in Baltimore, Md., Sept. 27, 1852; educated in Baltimore private school of George G. Carey, A. M. Man- ager of House of Refuge; Trustee Drexel Institute: President and Trustee of Theo- dore Starr Savings Bank. Married, April 20, 1887, to Sarah J. Wictar McMurtrie. Studied law with the late Richard C. McMurtrie; admitted to the bar of Phila- delphia County, September, 1873; member of the firm of Biddle & Ward. Address, 505 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.
MILLER, Reuben:
President of the Union Trust Company of Clairton. Address, Clairton, Allegheny County, Pa.
MILLER, Samuel H .:
Jurist; born in Mercer County, Pa .; spent his early life on a farm; studied in the common schools and finished his education in Westminster College. On leaving college he entered upon the busi- ness of journalism, editing the Mercer Dispatch, a weekly newspaper, for a number of years; while thus engaged he was also occupied in the study of law, and was admitted to the bar of Mercer County in 1871; here he rapidly attained prominence, showing himself a persistent student and a skillful advocate, and gain- ing reputation especially as a trial law- yer. For many years he was actively in- terested in the county politics and was elected to the Forty-seventh and Forty- eighth Congresses, where he did efficient service as a legislator; in 1894 he was elected President Judge of his district for a ten years' term, ending in 1904. Address, Mercer, Pa.
MILLER, Samuel Warren:
Major United States Army; born in and appointed from Pennsylvania; Cadet Military Academy, July 1, 1875; Second Lieutenant Fifth Infantry, June 13, 1879; First Lieutenant, March 7, 1885; Regi- mental Quartermaster, Sept. 30, 18S9, to Sept. 21, 1893; Captain, Jan. 26, 1898: Major Forty-sixth United States Volun- teer Infantry, Aug. 17, 1899; honorably discharged from Volunteers May 31, 1901: Major Nineteenth Infantry, July 30, 1902. Address, 73 Hanover St., Boston, Mass.
MILLER, WILLIAM C .:
State Senator from Bedford County: born Jan. 3, 186S, at Neosho, Newton County, Mo .; when two years old he moved with his parents to Arizona; his father being killed two years later by the Indians, he returned with his mother to her former home at Schellburg, Bedford County, Pa. He was educated in the public schools of that town and Wood- bury; spent two years at Lafayette Col- lege; studied medicine at the University of Virginia and the University Medical College of New York city, from which latter institution he was graduated March 8, 1885, since which time he has been engaged in the practice of medi-
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cine in Bedford County; was School Di- rector two terms; is surgeon for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company and United States Pension Examiner. Served as a member of the House of Representatives, sessions of 1599 and 1901; elected to the Senate in November, 1903. Address, Bedford, Pa.
MILLER, William E .:
Former State Senator from the Thirty- second District; born at West Hill, Cum- berland County, Pa., Feb. 5, 1836; son of A. G. and Eleanor Miller. In 1856 he married Elizabeth Ann Hocker, who died in 1859. He enlisted as a private in Com- pany H, Third Pennsylvania Cavalry, Aug. 8, 1861; before being mustered he was elected by the men of the company a Second Lieutenant and was commis- sioned as such; served continuously until Aug. 27, 1864; was in thirty-seven en- gagements. At the battle of Antietam he was made Captain, and was awarded a medal at Gettysburg. He moved to Carlisle, Pa., in 1865, and was engaged in mercantile pursuits until 1898, when elected to the Pennsylvania Senate, and served during the sessions of 1890 and 1901. Member of Loyal Legion; was the original commander of Post 201, Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Pennsylvania, and served as Quartermas- ter since 1887. In 1868 he married Annah De Pui Bush, daughter of J. S. Bush, Tioga County, Pa. Address, Carlisle, Pa.
MILLER, W. Oscar:
Lawyer; born Aug. 28, 1857, in Maxa- tawny Township, Berks County, Pa .; ed- ucated in the public schools, at the Key- stone State Normal School, Kutztown, from which he was graduated in 1875; at the Wyoming Seminary, Kingston, Pa .. and at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich .; was graduated from the Law Department of the University of Michigan in 1879; was admitted to the bar in Michigan, and then removed to Reading, Pa., where he was admitted to the bar on April 12. 1880. Elected Dis- trict Attorney of Berks County and served from 1890 to 1893; County Solici- tor, 1894-1897; Delegate to National Dem- ocratic Convention, 1896; member State Senate of Pennsylvania, 1897-1901; promi- nent in Democratic politics in Berks County for a number of years; Chairman Democratic County Committee for sev- eral terms. Married Emma L. Reider. March 23, 1889. Address, Reading, Pa.
MILLIGAN, Robert W .:
Captain United States Navy; born in Pennsylvania; appointed Third Assistant Engineer, 1863; Mackinaw, North Atlan- tic Station, 1863-1863; Powhatan, Pacific Fleet, 1866-1869. Promoted to Second As- sistant Engineer, 1864; Wyoming, North Atlantic Station, 1871-1872; Navy Yard, Norfolk, 1874. Promoted to First As- sistant Engineer, 1874; Brooklyn, South Atlantic Station, 1875-1876; Coast Sur- vey steamer Bache, 1877-1879; Naval Academy, 1879-1882; Tennessee, North Atlantic Station, 1882-1885; Naval Acad- emy, 1885-1889; Ranger, North Pacific Station, 1889-1891; receiving-ship Inde- pendence, 1891-1892; Adams, Pacific Sta- tion, 1892, to October, 1893; member Board of Inspection and Survey, October, 1893 to 1896; promoted to Chief Engineer May 1892; Monterey, April, 1896; Oregon, January, 1897, to May, 1899. Promoted Commander, March 3, 1899; Navy Yard, Norfolk, since July 1, 1899; Captain, Nov. 9, 1902. Address, Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va.
MILNE, Caleb J .:
Inspector of Eastern State Peniten- tiary; born Jan. 4, 1839; educated in Phil- adelphia, Pa. Married Margaretta Shea. Nov. 2, 1858; Republican in politics. Ad- dress, Philadelphia, Pa.
MILNE, David:
Manufacturer of fine textile fabrics; born in Philadelphia, Pa., July 24, 1859: was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, Department of Arts, with honors, in 1881, and has since received the degrees of M. A. and Ph. B. from the same institution. In 1883 he became a member of the firm of C. J. Milne & Sons, one of the largest manufacturers of textiles in Philadelphia, and one of the oldest in date of establishment in the United States. In 1896 he married Mar- garet Love, daughter of the late Rear Admiral Joseph o. Skerret, United States Navy. Is a Director in various corpora- tions, a Trustee of several charitable in- stitutions, and is a member of numerous clubs. scientific societies and patriotic organizations. Address, 2030 Walnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.
MILLS, Charles Karsner:
Physician; born in Philadelphia, Dec. 4. 1815: educated at the Central High School of Philadelphia and was gradu- ated from the Medical Department of the University of Pennsylvania. 1869; Ph. D ..
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1871; began practice of medicine in 1869. After a few years he became a special- ist in nervous diseases. He has held a number of important hospital and teach- ing positions; has appeared as expert in numerous medico-legal cases; clinical professor nervous diseases University of Pennsylvania. Author of "A Treatise on the Nervous System and Its Diseases." Address, 1909 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.
MILLS, Job Smith:
Clergyman; Bishop of the United Brethren Church; born near Plymouth, Ohio, Feb. 28, 1848; received his prepar- atory education at the Bartlett Academy, Plymouth, Ohio, Feb. 28, 1848, and was graduated from Illinois Wesleyan Uni- versity with the degree of Ph. B .; edu- cated for ministry under private teachers; A. M., Otterbein University, 1884; D. D., Westfield College and Lebanon Valley College, 1890; Ph. D., Illinois Wesleyan University, 1893; LL.D. Lane University, 1897. . Pastor of Otterbein University, 1574-1880, 18$5-18ST; Professor of English Literature and Rhetoric three years, of Philosophy one year; President and Pro- fessor of Philosophy two years; Western College, Toledo, Iowa, 1887-1893. Corres- ponding member of Iowa Academy of Science; member of the American Acad- emy of Political and Social Science; he made a visit to the Universities of Berlin, Leipzig, Halle, Jena. Oxford and Cambridge in 1897. Twice married; first, in 1870, to Sarah Ann Metzger; second, in 1876, to Mary Kiester. Author of "Mission Work in West Africa," 1898; "Manual of Family Worship," 1900; "Holiness," 1902; "contributor to United Brethren Quarterly. Address, Annville, Pa.
MILLS, Paul D .:
Banker; born in Philadelphia, Oct. 28, 1$76; entered Yale University Scientific School, graduating in 1897. Commis- sioned Second Lieutenant Company K, Fourth Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1898; assigned to staff of Brigadier General Ernst. A. D. C., Porto Rico: resigned from the army in 1899: elected a member of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange in 1903; of the New York Stock Exchange in 1904. Head of the firm of Mills & Co., bankers and brokers. 123 South Fourth street. Philadelphia: 36 Wall street, New York city. Married. in May. 1903. Ellen Drexel. daughter of James W. Paul, Jr. Address, Radnor, Pa.
MILLS, Samuel Myers:
Colonel United States Army; born in and appointed from Pennsylvania; Cadet Military Academy, July 1, 1861; Second Lieutenant and First Lieutenant Nine- teenth Infantry, June 23, 1865; trans- ferred to Twenty-eighth Infantry, Sept. 21, 1866; Regimental Adjutant, Nov. 30, 1866, to March 31, 1869; transferred to Nineteenth Infantry, March 31, 1869; Regimental Adjutant, April 12, 1869, to May 10, 1870; transferred to Fifth Ar- tillery, May 10, 1870; Captain, April 18, 1883; (Commandant of Cadets with rank of Lieutenant Colonel, Sept. 1. 1892, to June 15, 1897); Major Sixth Artillery, March S, 1898; in China Expedition, 1900; Philippines, 1901-1902; Lieutenant Colonel Artillery Corps, Feb. 2, 1901; Colonel, Sept. 11, 1902; in Command Artillery District of Pensacola, Fla., 1903; Artillery District of Portland, Me., 1903; Artillery District of Boston, Mass., 1904.
Address, Fort Banks, Mass.
MILROY, William MeCracken:
Educator; born in Northwood, Logan County, Ohio, Aug. 25, 1855; entered Ge- neva College, from which institution he was graduated in 1877, and was graduated with the degree of D. B. from the Yale Divinity School in 1882; received the de- grces of A. M. from Westminster College in 1886, and Ph. D. from Johns Hopkins in 1891; Professor of Latin Geneva Col- lege for some years past; ordained to Re- formed Presbyterian ministry. Elected Professor of Latin, Geneva College, 1877. to succeed his father (deceased) ; taught two years, and spent four years in Di- vinity School work; Professor of Greek, Westminster College, Pa., 1883-1884. Pas- tor in charge Ridgeley Street Presbyter- ian Church, Baltimore, Md., 1886-1SS). Married, 1893, Ella A. M. Florian. Wrote Thesis for Ph. D. degree: "The Participle in the Vulgate New Testament." Ad- dress, 3112 Fifth Ave., Beaver Falls, Pa.
MINNICH, J. W .:
President of the First National Bank of Dallastown. Address, Dallastown, York County, Pa.
MINTZER, William M .:
Machinest; born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, June 7. 1537; son of Henry and Rebecca (Bechtel) Mintzer: educated in the public schools, and at the age of twenty entered the shops of the Reading Railroad to learn the trade of machinist;
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enlisted in Pottstown, Pa., April 15, 1861. and elected Third Lieutenant. On the 20th day of April the company went to Harrisburg, where it was assigned to the Fourth Regiment commanded by Col. John F. Hartranft; he was appointed Quartermaster Sergeant of the regiment; Sept. 18, 1861, served as First Lieutenant. On Dec. 15, 1862, was detached from the the regiment and assigned as Provost Marshall of the First Division Second Artillery Corps, commanded by Gen. Han- cock, and remained with him until march 1864; promoted to Captain June 2, 1862; Lieutenant Colonel Sept. 29, 1864; Colonel Oct. 30, 1864; Brevet Brigadier General March 13, 1865, and participated in the following battles: Yorktown, Fair Oaks, Gaines' Mills, Peach Orchard, Savage Sta- tion. White Oak Swamp, Malvern Hill, Antietam. Fredericksburg, Chancellors- ville, Gettysburg, Bristo Station, Mine Run, The Wilderness, Spottsylvania,
North Anna, Totopotomy, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Strawberry Plains, Deep Bot- tom, Hatcher's Run, Farmville, and Ap- pomattox. Was wounded at Fair Oaks and Fredericksburg. Mustered out of service June 30, 1865. On the 5th of Feb- ruary, 1863, married Amelia Weand. daughter of David and Matilda Weand, of Pottstown. In 1869 appointed Postmaster of Pottstown and served during adminis- trations of President Grant. Is connected with the Masonic fraternity, Grand Army, Union Veteran Legion, and Military Order of the Loyal Legion. Republican in poli- tics. Address, Pottstown, Pa.
MISH. George Frederick:
Physician; born in Harrisburg, Pa., July 5, 1827, of Pennsylvania German de- scent. He attended the public schools and the Harrisburg Academy till 1842, When he entered the Military Institute at Norwich, Vt. He returned home in 1844 and studied the printer's trade, subse- quently conducting the Weekly Journal of Mercersburg, Pa., and publishing the Mercersburg Review and Dr. Schaft's Kirchenfreund. He gave up the newspa- per business in 1819 to study medicine, and in 1853 was graduated as M. D. from the University of Pennsylvania; since that time he has for half a century been bus- ily engaged in medical practice. He served as Army Surgeon during the war, being engaged in this duty from 1862 to 1865 with the Fifteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry; he now resides and practices in
Middleton, Dauphin County, Pa. Mem- ber of tle Dauphin County, the State, and the American Medical Associations. Address, Middleton, Pa.
MISHLER, John D .:
Theatrical manager; born in Newmans- town, Lebanon County, Pa., April 28. 1847; moved with his parents to Reading in 1848, and has been a resident of the city ever since. Educated in a private school, and at seventeen years of age entered a drygoods store as clerk at $75.00 a year; learned the business, and in 1868 opened the Globe Drygoods Store, which he conducted until the latter part of 1873. Meanwhile he had become manager of the Academy of Music, the first modern theatre in Reading, erected by his father, Joseph Mishler, and opened Oct. 1, 1872. This he managed until 1886, when the present Academy of Music, of which he is the Manager, was erected by a stock company with himself as a member. In 1873 he estab- lished the Mishler Theatre Circuit of Eastern Pennsylvania, having theatres in nine cities, which he controlled for years. He now controls theatres in Reading, Allentown, Altoona, and Johnstown, Pa., and Trenton, N. J. In 1877-1878 he toured the country as Manager of the Swedish Ladies' Vocal Quartette, and was Manager of Bartholomew's celebrated "Equine Paradox" for five years. Mr. Mishler has been a contributor to vari- ous newspapers and has run special de- partments. He is a member of the Reading Press Club. He was one of the first Directors of the Penn Street Passenger Railway Company, organized in 1874; was one of the organizers of the Reading Board of Health, and in 1891 organized the Berks County Socie- ty for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ani- mals, of which he was the President for five years. He has been engaged in public movements, many charities, and is at present Secretary of the Associated Charities of Reading, giving attention to systematic benevolence. On Dec. 19, 1894, he organized the Pennsylvania Bill Posters' Association and has been its President ever since. Address, Reading. Pa
MISSION, H. H .:
President of the Citizens' National Bank of Slatington. Address, Slatington,
Iwhigh County, Pa.
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MITCHELL, James E .:
President of the Ninth National Bank of . Philadelphia. Address, Front and Norris Sts., Philadelphia, Pa.
MITCHELL, James Tyndale:
Jurist; born in Belleville, Til., Nov. 9. 1834; preliminary education received in public schools of Philadelphia; was gradu- ated from Harvard, 1855 (A. M., 1357, LL. D., 1901); graduated in law from the University of Pennsylvania, 1858 (LL. D., Jefferson Medical College, 1872); admitted to Philadelphia bar, 1857; Assistant City Solicitor, Philadelphia, 1860-1863; Judge District Court. 1871-1875; Judge of Com- mon Pleas, 1875-18SS. Editor-in-chief of American Law Register, 1862-1887. Chair- man of Commissioners appointed to re- port on the acts of the Colonial Assembly not printed. and to edit and publish the statutes at large from 1681 to 1800; Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania since 1889. Author of "History of the District Court," 1875; "Mitchell on Mo- tions and Rules," 1879. Address, 1722 Walnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.
MITCHELL, J. M., Jr .:
United States Consular Agent; born in New Jersey, and has been in the whole- sale and retail drug business in San Pedro Sula for the last seventeen years; ap- pointed Consular Agent at San Pedro Sula. Honduras, Jan. 26, 1891. Address, San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
MITCHELL, John Inscho:
Jurist; born in Tioga, Pa., July 28, 1838; preparatory education in the public schools and attended the Lewisburg Uni- versity of Pennsylvania. 1857-1839, but was not graduated; admitted to bar in September, 1864; District Attorney of Ti- oga Couny, 1969-1872. Member of the Pennsylvania Legislature, 1872-1876; mem- ber of Congress. 1877-18$1; United States Senator, 1881-1887. President Judge of Court of Common Pleas, 4th District of Pennsylvania, 1888-1899. Elected Judge of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania for the terin of 1900-1910. Twice mar- ried; first, 1560, Jeanette Baldwin: sec- ond. 1871. Mary Alice Archer. Address, Wellsboro, Pa.
MITCHELL, John Kearsley:
Physician; born in Philadelphia, July 13. 1839; son of S. Weir Mitchell: edu- cated in Philadelphia, at St. Paul's School. Concord, N. H., and Harvard College;
was graduated in medicine at the Medi- cal Department of the University of Penn- sylvania, 1883; practiced medicine in Philadelphia since his graduation. Mar- ried in February, 1890, Anne K. Williams, daughter of John W. Williams of Phila- delphia. Fellow of the College of Phy- sicians of Philadelphia, Association of American Physicians, American Neuro- logical Association and other medical so- cieties, and physician to several hos- pitals; has contributed many articles to professional journals and is the author of "Remote Consequences of Injuries of Nerves" and "Mechano-Therapy and Phy- sical Education." Present address, 1730 Spruce St., Philadelphia, Pa.
MITCHELL, John Nicholas:
Physician; born in Philadelphia. April 10. 1847; educated at the University of Pennsylvania, and was graduated from Hahnemann Medical College. 1873. Be- gan his practice immediately upon his graduation, and was Assistant Demon- strator in 1873. Adjunct Professor in 1SS6, and Professor of Obstetrics in Hanhnemann Medical College; Commis- sioner State Board of Charities since 1903. Was twice married, first, in 1887, to Flor- ence Thomas; second, in 1895. to A. Ro- salie Leonard. Address, 1505 Spruce St., Philadelphia, Pa.
MITCHELL, Max L .:
Jurist; born in Williamsport, Pa., Jan. 23, 1866; educated in Dickinson Seminary, Williamsport, and graduated from Dick- inson College in 1887. He read law with Judge Samuel Linn and was admitted to the Lycoming County bar in 1889. In 1890 he was appointed clerk of the United States Court of the district, and on No- vember 19 of the same year was ap- pointed Judge of Lycoming County by Governor Stone to fill a vacancy caused by the death of Judge J. J. Metzgar; he served till January, 1902, when the regu- larly elected Judge took his seat, and he returned to the practice of his profession. Address, Williamsport, Pa.
MITCHELL, Samuel Phillips:
Mechanical engineer; born Richmond, Va .. June 10, 1861; educated at private school, Richmond, and at the University of Pennsylvania: married, Feb. 4, 18SS. Miss Miriam Bond. Was Engineer of Richmond & Danville Railway. 1853. Balti- more & Ohio Railway, 1854-1987, Edemoor Bridge Works, 1857-1896, Manager, 1590-
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1900; Chief Engineer of the American Bridge Company of New York since 1901. Address, Philadelphia, Pa.
MITCHELL, Silar Weir:
Physician and author; born in Phila- delphia. Feb. 15, 1830; his father, John K. Mitchell. being a prominent physician of Philadelphia, and for many years a pro- fessor in Jefferson Medical College. He was educated in the University of Penn- sylvania, leaving in his senior year on account of illness. In 1850 he graduated as M. D. from Jefferson Medical College, receiving the same degree as an honor from the University of Bologna in 1SSS. Dr. Mitchell has had an extensive hospital practice, being physician to various hos- pitals at different periods, and during the Civil War serving as Sanitary In- spector and Acting Assistant Surgeon, and treating injuries and diseases of the nervous system in Turner's Lane Hos- pital. In his practice he has made a spe- cialty of nervous complaints, and is the originator of the system of rest treat- ment, or the Weir Mitchell treatment, as it is called in Europe. He has written many medical treatises, especially on ner- vous diseases, and has twice been Presi- dent of the Philadelphia College of Phy- sicians, and an officer of numerous other medical associations both at home and abroad, while he is also a member of various social clubs. Aside from his repu- tation as a physician, Dr. Mitchell is widely known as an author, he being a poet of fine powers, a skilled novelist and an able essayist. His first literary pro- ductions were stories for children. "The Children's Hour," written for the bene- fit of the Sanitary Fair in Philadelphia, and short stories written for the Chil- dren's Hospital. His other literary works, beginning in 18$0. include "Hephzibah Grinness," "Thee and You." "The Hell of Stoves and other Poems," "In War Time," "Roland Beake," "A Masque and other Poems," "Prince Littleboy and other Tales," "Characteristics." "When all the Woods are Green," "Far in the Forest," "The Adventures of Francois," and "Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker," the last named being especially popular and widely read. Dr. Mitchell is a member of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion and of various medical and other socie- ties. President of the Franklin Club, and member of the Contemporary and other clubs. Address. 1521 Walnut St., Phila- delphia, Pa.
MITCHELL, W. J .:
President of the First National Bank of Indiana. Address, Indiana, Indiana County, Pa.
MITCHENER, F. M .:
President of the First National Bank of Carmichaels. Address, Carmichaels, Greene County, Pa.
MOFFAT, James David:
President of Washington and Jefferson College, Washington, since 1882; born in New Lisbon, Columbiana County, March 15. 1846; graduated from Washington and Jefferson College in 1869; studied theology in Princeton Theological Seminary, and licensed to preach in April, 1871. In 1881 he was elected President of his Alma Mater and began his duties Jan. 1, 1SS2, which position he still fills. Editor of the Presbyterian Banner since 1993. Address, Washington, Pa.
MOFFETT, Louis B .:
Manager Peirce School of Philadelphia; born in Swedesboro, N. J., March 22, 1874. After completing the course of study in the public schools of Swedes- boro, he entered Peirce School and was graduated in 1892. He then entered the employ of a manufacturing house, and a few months later was appointed to a sub- ordinate post in Peirce School. In 1894 he married Mary Lewis Quinn, of Pauls- boro, N. J. In 1895 he was made Secre- tary of Peirce School, and in 1897. Busi- ness Manager, and during his adminis- tration the school has become the fore- most commercial school in the United States, the yearly attendance numbering 1,500 students. Residence, 2502 Diamond St .; Philadelphia, Pa.
MOIIN, George C .:
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from Union County; born in Centreville, Snyder County, Pa .. May 24, 1858; worked on a farm and in the lumber woods, to secure means for his education: educated in the public and normal schools of said county and at Valparaiso, Ind .; tanght school three win- tors, and after reading medicine for a time entered the College of Physicians and Surgeons, at Baltimore, Md., gradu- ating in the class of 1\$2; then began the practice of his profession at Laurel- ton. Pa., and continued until the lumber- ing interest took his whole time and at-
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tention; in 1892 he helped to form and became a member of the Laurelton Lum- ber Company, and later a Director and stockholder of the Linden Hall Lumber Company, of which companies he was elected Vice President and Manager, which offices he held until November, 1898, when he sold out his lumber in- terests; has since given his attention to farming; was Postmaster at Laurelton from 1889 to 1823; was elected delegate to the Republican State Convention in 1898; elected to the House of Representatives in November, 1902. Address, Laurelton, Pa.
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